elevation

Elevation is defined as the height above the ground or other surface, or a place or position of height.

An example of elevation is a plane flying at 36,000 feet above the ground.

An example of elevation is a pope being raised to the position of saint.

An example of elevation is a ballet dancer leaping three feet in the air.

elevation

an elevating or being elevated

a high place or position

a raised portion of the earth's surface; hill, mountain, etc.

height above a surface, as of the earth

the ability of a dancer to attain height in the air while executing a leap

the height thus attained

dignity; eminence; loftiness

a flat scale drawing of the front, rear, or side of a building, etc.

Aeron. the angular altitude of any object above the horizon

Geog. height above sea level; altitude

Mil. angular distance of the muzzle of a gun above the horizontal

Origin of elevation

Middle English elevacioun from Old French elevacion from Classical Latin elevatio

elevation

noun

a. The act or an instance of elevating: the slow elevation of body temperature.

b. The condition of being elevated: her elevation among scholars.

a. The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference, especially mean sea level: The ridge rises to an elevation of 3,000 feet.

b. The angular distance of an object above the observer's horizon.

An elevated place or position: The hill is the highest elevation around here.

Loftiness or dignity, as of thought or feeling: a passage noted for its elevation of style.

A scale drawing of the side, front, or rear of a structure.

a. The ability to achieve height in a jump, as in ballet.

b. The degree of height reached when such a jump is executed.

elevation

Noun

(plural elevations)

The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation to sainthood; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character.

Sentence Examples

Of the city of Nishapur, at an elevation of 5100 ft., in 36° 28' N., 58° 20' E.), where the famous mines are which have supplied the world with turquoises for at least 2000 years.

In Victoria the greatest elevation is reached in the peaks of Mount Bogong (6508 ft.) and Mount Feathertop (6303 ft.), both of which lie north of the Dividing Range; in the main range Mount Hotham (6100 ft.) and Mount Cobberas (6025 ft.) are the highest summits.

Above sea level, the elevation of the Plaza de Bolivar, its topographical centre, being 3025 ft.

The noble buildings, contrasting strangely with the wharves adjacent and opposite to it, make a striking picture, standing on the low river-bank with a background formed by the wooded elevation of Greenwich Park.

The plot of land extends on an axis from north-west to south-east over some 36,000 acres.